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Title: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Grey_Smoke on January 30, 2011, 04:27:51 pm

The axles are going back in my car, and I am wondering how much grease to pack into the inner CV joints?  I ran a search and couldn't find anything.  

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Vincent Waldon on January 30, 2011, 05:09:28 pm

Bentley says 45g or 1.5 oz.

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Grey_Smoke on January 30, 2011, 05:18:30 pm

ok, thanks.

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: 8v-of-fury on February 20, 2011, 07:52:47 pm

There is a dedicated amount! HAH I always just packed them right full... oops lol

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on February 21, 2011, 08:30:20 am

and you are supposed to use CV joint grease, not wheel bearing grease..

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Grey_Smoke on February 21, 2011, 12:34:19 pm

so there is a specialized grease?  I was just using regular grease. 

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Vincent Waldon on February 21, 2011, 12:40:30 pm

Yuppers... CV joint grease is specially formulated for the high contact pressures the bearing surfaces endure.

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Grey_Smoke on February 21, 2011, 12:47:10 pm

Okay, thanks again, I will get some of that.

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: Vincent Waldon on February 21, 2011, 12:50:14 pm

Quote from: 8v-of-fury on February 20, 2011, 07:52:47 pm

There is a dedicated amount! HAH I always just packed them right full... oops lol

Meh... dunno how much it really matters... "right full" is probably good.

I do know that some vendors sell it in little 45g packages.. that's how I buy it...when the package is empty I'm done.   ;)

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: VWCaddy on February 21, 2011, 08:55:37 pm

Quote from: Vincent Waldon on February 21, 2011, 12:40:30 pm

Yuppers... CV joint grease is specially formulated for the high contact pressures the bearing surfaces endure.

I keep a tube of the StaLube CV joint grease around, but most of the CV axles I have bought come with a packet or two of CV joint grease as well:

(http://www.crcindustries.com/Catalog/images/Greases/SL3174.jpg)

Title: Re: Repacking CV Joints
Post by: monomer on April 08, 2011, 04:58:30 pm

Quote from: Vincent Waldon on February 21, 2011, 12:40:30 pm

Yuppers... CV joint grease is specially formulated for the high contact pressures the bearing surfaces endure.

It's usually a moly/graphite based grease: and it's not just used due to high pressures.

Water will not wash it off, ever. Soap hardly touches it.



Moly-graph, sold in normal grease-gun tubes will work, and is much cheaper.